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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1927
Page
4
Sunday School at 10 A M and Evening service at 8 P M on Sunday September 25. No morning preaching. Evening service conducted by W Leask Y M C A manager Fairbury. Golden Text emphasizes righteousness and reverent devotion to God.
Sunday school at 10 a m and morning sermon follow with Life's Lessons from the Old Testament as next Sunday's Review Lesson. Leadership Saul David and Jonathan themes lead to friendship choices and responsible action. Owning Our Faults highlighted in another study session.
Otto Bergfelder pastor announces no preaching services next Sunday due to the synod convention in Lincoln from Wednesday through Sunday. Sunday school meets at 9 30 a m with the lesson Review The early kings of Israel. The monthly Woman's Missionary Society meeting elected Mrs W Plager as delegate for the Lincoln convention. All are invited.
Diller fell to Endicott 25 to 4 after limited practice. Endicott has trained all summer while Diller only began the week before. Diller plans a stronger game this Friday at Endicott as Max Logan is out sick.
Mr. Compton of Fairbury recently visited to organize a musical class for orchestral instruments and to offer private lessons. A former Wesleyan University affiliate, he gave a short Thursday morning recital for Assembly that pleased all.
The Sophomore class begins studying the play Merchant of Venus by Shakespeare. Students explore themes and characters while preparing to discuss the work in class.
The account notes Nebraska with two thousand Indians on reservations and wild areas with park animals and wildlife. It mentions wheat yields of thirty bushels per acre and argues that protectionist tariffs among nations benefit the United States by safeguarding domestic production.
In clear compact prose, the author explores epigrams and their power to condense wisdom. He notes three-word truths like Repetition is reputation and Telling is selling, then argues everyone advertises through habits, words, dress, and actions, shaping perception of education and energy.
Advice on self promotion warns that telling about yourself should reflect reality. Overstating skills leads to underselling true abilities. The key is to present only what you can deliver and avoid deceit in personal claims.
The article recalls a complex poet and journalist famed for satire on despotism and Napoleon, whose life swung between poetry and materialism. He suffered paralysis, endured on a “mattress grave,” and died in 1856, buried in Paris, leaving a legacy of intense passion and gentle humor.
A note analyzes the origin of the word island, suggesting Anglo-Saxon roots and a link to land features. It discusses terms like headland neck land and tongue of land, and posits that Pia blance to an eye misled naming to island while a misreading with isle from French influenced the spelling.
Dwarf trees nearly a foot tall were displayed in Tokyo and some sold for 6000 dollars each. The trees are produced by careful feeding and pruning to maintain miniature form and perfection.
A seven foot tusk from a prehistoric animal was unearthed in a Portland quarry cave and carefully preserved by the Natural History authorities. A fossilized tooth was also found in the same cave.
A fragment notes that Assyrians were among antiquity's great scientists. It claims they identified 250 medicinal plants, mastered glassmaking, practiced mathematics, distinguished lunar years, and could predict lunar eclipses.
Text discusses brick colors by material content. Red bricks derive from iron in clay while white bricks owe color to lime and iron. Brown bricks are from manganese and iron, with mixes varying by mineral presence.
A fragmented line notes an event involving a group called Net Chante d under thirty and a match in valgence for four women. The text lacks clear details on date location or participants.
Unclear text fragment appears to be a quotation about rest and angels from a constitution era source. No identifiable people, places, or events can be confirmed from the readable content.
A fragment notes Aloys Senefelder, a poor dramatist from Munich, who invented lithography. The scant text hints at his pivotal contribution to printmaking and art without details of dates or further achievements.
A 1937 Western Newspaper Union piece by Edna Purdy Walsh describes using adhesive tape as a practical fix for various items. It notes taping hems, mending golf clubs, tennis racks, rug corners, and even shoe heels with strips and heat to set fixes.
In a tender moment from Bill Nye’s life story via Frank Nye, a five year old son says he wishes his mother had married Jesus because Jesus loved all children. The recollection shows the child’s simple, earnest faith and its impact on the parent.
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